splashing cool
over a boulder-
pebbles of water
~Sogi*
Haiku before Haiku
Trans. S Carter
overwhelming
my memory-
blossoms at dusk
~Shohaku*
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Trans: S Carter
how cool it is!
in summer, beneath trees
as if in flower.
~Takayama Sozei*
You are invited to visit Monochrome Madness
*cited:
Haiku before Haiku
Trans: S Carter
braids, ponytails
such are the things of the past-
winter’s rose
one by one
ignored by people…
mushrooms
~Issa*
Additional “black & white sunday” images at Lost in Translation
*cited:
ww.haikuguy.com
Oak Street Plaza Park is a hardscape, cobblestone area with cafe tables and chairs where people are invited to enjoy a break from shopping and chat with their friends.
In the summer, children (as well as a dog or two) are fascinated with the water as it jumps from the sculpted “rocks’ or sprits in the air from the cobblestone.
the rivers have
an ancient darkness…
cuckoo
~Issa*
You are invited to view other images at
Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness
cited:
a long hard journey
rain beating down the meadow
like a wanderer’s feet
this print and others are available through Fine Art
all around me
countless dewdrops: what
might they portend-when
those which fall upon my sleeve
are tears…
~The Monk Saigyo
this print and others are now available through Fine Art America
cited:
my old village lies
far beyond what the eye can see,
but there the lark is singing
~Issa*
this print is available through Turning Art
*cited:
The Sound of Water
Trans. S Hamill
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